Tentative recommendations and other similar requests for comment are made available
so that interested persons will be advised of the Commission's tentative conclusions and can make their views known to the Commission

(a) The California Law Revision Commission shall study the effect of California’s revocable transfer on death
deed set forth in Part 4 (commencing with Section 5600) of Division 5 of the Probate Code and make recommendations
in this regard. The commission shall report all of its findings to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2020.

(b) In the study required by subdivision (a), the commission shall address all of the following:

(1) Whether the revocable transfer on death deed is working effectively.
(2) Whether the revocable transfer on death deed should be continued.
(3) Whether the revocable transfer on death deed is subject to misuse or misunderstanding.
(4) What changes should be made to the revocable transfer on death deed or the law associated with the deed to improve
its effectiveness and to avoid misuse or misunderstanding.
(5) Whether the revocable transfer on death deed has been used to perpetuate financial abuse on property owners and,
if so, how the law associated with the deed should be changed to minimize this abuse.

If you have questions or comments on this study, send an e-mail to Brian Hebert at bhebert@clrc.ca.gov.